Germany's historic buildings provide tangible evidence of a colourful past and a tantalising glimpse of the magnificence of courtly life. The Wartburg in Thuringia and Schloss Neuschwanstein in Bavaria are just two of the best-known internationally. Every summer, the Sababurg - the actual castle which inspired the Sleeping Beauty - reverberates with life at its theatre festival, while the Knights' Castle of Berlichingen in Jagsthausen offers fairytale hotel accommodation.